ZETLIGHT SYSTEM vs FluvalSmart
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ZETLIGHT SYSTEM
Control Zetlight LED aquarium lighting devices remotely. Manage multiple lights, adjust effects like dawn and lunar phases, and simulate weather patterns. Offers basic and expert control platforms for aquarium hobbyists.
- Control Zetlight LED lighting devices
- Wireless network control
- Manage multiple lightings
- Basic and Expert control platforms
- Adjust light effects (dawn, sunrise, daytime, sunset, nighttime)
- Simulate weather and lunar phases
- Acclimation mode for new tank inhabitants
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Zetlight system is a system that can work with Zetlight WIFI SWITCH A100 to control Zetlight various series LED lighting devices including SHIELDO, QMAVEN, IOZEAN and LANCIA. You can connect locally or follow simple steps for linking to your home‘s router to control above lighting series through wireless network. Aquarium hobbyists can obtain more powerful and interesting functions with Zetlight system control platform. Easy installation and setup Manage multiple lightings with one system Basic and Expert control platforms available Free adjusting light effect in five timers: dawn, sunrise, daytime, sunset and nighttime. Enable automatic cycle of light shift in a day. Demo setting: demonstrate the setting including timer and lighting effect for a whole day. Weather mode: simulate cloudy and stormy lightning Advanced options: Auto cloudy: Cloudy mode in random way Lunar phase: Simulate light brightness change of the moon periodically based on light change in years’ record. Acclimation: Light will increase its intensity from weak gradually to strong until the normal state when there is new tank inhabitant.
FluvalSmart
Control Fluval Bluetooth LED aquarium lights with your iOS device. Adjust colors, create custom lighting schedules, and simulate dynamic effects like cloud cover and storms. Compatible with various Fluval LED models.
- BLE 4.0 control
- Manual, Auto, Pro modes
- Independent color channel control
- Preset lighting configurations
- Dynamic lighting effects
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This app uses BLE 4.0 to control Fluval Bluetooth LEDs. Requires iOS 9.0 and above. Requires Bluetooth version BLE 4.0 and above. For use with the following devices: - Fluval Aquasky Bluetooth LED - Fluval Plant Spectrum Bluetooth LED - Fluval Plant Nano Bluetooth LED - Fluval Marine Spectrum Bluetooth LED - Fluval Marine Nano Bluetooth LED Features: - Manual / Auto / Pro mode - Independent color channel control and customization - Multiple preset lighting configurations - Dynamic effects (cloud cover, storm, etc.) - Aquasky only
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ZETLIGHT SYSTEM at 4.3 against FluvalSmart's 2.5. FluvalSmart's advantage is ratings volume (540 vs 3). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ZETLIGHT SYSTEM holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FluvalSmart has 540 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of ZETLIGHT SYSTEM's written reviews are positive against 27% of FluvalSmart's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | ZETLIGHT SYSTEM | FluvalSmart |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (3 ratings) — better | 2.5 (540 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 28.6% of reviews — better | 27.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 540 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zetlight Group | Rolf C Hagen Inc. |
Customer experience
ZETLIGHT SYSTEM
FluvalSmart
Bugs and requests
ZETLIGHT SYSTEM
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
FluvalSmart
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes during firmware updates
- Saved settings get reset unexpectedly
- Bluetooth connection issues after power cycles
Requested features
4 requests- Add ability to turn lights off completely at night
- Allow more customization of sunrise/sunset colors
- Implement weekly scheduling options
- Improve app stability and responsiveness
In-app purchases
ZETLIGHT SYSTEM
No in-app purchases
FluvalSmart
No in-app purchases
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